Intro to Genetics

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Mendel's Principle of Dominance states that

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A dominant allele hides the expression of a recessive allele.

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A specific characteristic of an individual is called a

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Trait.

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The study of heredity is known as

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Genetics.

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Small segments of DNA that contain information for only one trait are called

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Genes.

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The different forms of a gene are called

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Alleles.

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What is the basic unit of heredity?

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Gene.

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What is the physical expression of a trait?

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Phenotype.

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What do we call the genetic makeup of an individual?

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Genotype.

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What is a hybrid organism?

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An organism that has two different alleles for a trait.

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What is the term for a trait that is masked by a dominant trait?

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Recessive trait.